Cover from Goodreads |
I've been in love with faeries ever since I read Tithe as a thirteen year old: beings that seem angelic up close, but below the skin, they hold darker intents. I was sure if there was to be any Dresden Files book I would absolutely love, this would be it.
Nope, Sorry Litha. Reaction Gifs |
The Plot:
Harry has been asked, by yet another damsel in distress (in Harry's world, damsels in distress grow on trees and guys never ask for help with magical issues- ever) to help with a murder investigation. Trouble is, the damsel turns out to be the Winter Faerie Queen Mab, the murder looks to be an accident to the average detective, and Mab has the most motive to kill the Summer Knight. And Mab also has the keys to his freedom, or his destruction, in her hands...
Harry Dresden has minor faults that never cease to annoy me. He is always Captain Unprepared, never having what he really needs on hand when the item is most needed. Mr. Dresden also never takes care of himself- at the end of battles or brawls, it always falls to someone else to patch him up, as he's busy
Will cutting a wizard's hair take his strength away? No, just his vagrant-esque look. |
What Hairy Dresden Looks Like For the Final Battle, 'Merica Style |
Rating: Bouncing back up to 3.5 of 5 Stars, for a better-than-the-last-Dresden-File book.
Content: The usual fare of violence, innuendos, and inexplicable blurtings of Hell's Bells. Ages 18+
Page Count: 376 pages in the ebook edition
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